Summary:
ZIP code 97015, covering the Clackamas area just southeast of Portland, contains 8 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including two alternative programs, with a combined enrollment of 5,597 students. Seven of the eight — three elementary schools (Oregon Trail Elementary School, Sunnyside Elementary School, and Verne A Duncan Elementary School), one middle school (Rock Creek Middle School), and two high schools (Adrienne C. Nelson High School and Clackamas High School) — belong to North Clackamas School District 12, ranked 48th of 141 districts in Oregon. LEEP (Life Enrichment Education Program) is in the Clackamas Education Service District and has almost no comparable data. Enrollment is concentrated at the high school level, which accounts for 50.3% of all students.
Among traditional schools, Oregon Trail Elementary School posts the strongest results, beating district and state in both English language arts (57.4%) and math (42.6%), with chronic absenteeism of 19.4%. Clackamas Web Academy is the most distinctive alternative option: its ELA (53.4%) and science (45.4%) are well above district and state, and its absenteeism of 8.1% is by far the lowest in the ZIP, though its math (28.7%) and 80.6% graduation rate lag. At the high school level, Adrienne C. Nelson High School has a 94.9% graduation rate and 51.9% ELA, while Clackamas High School made the area's biggest jump, moving from the 18th to the 63rd percentile with a 94.4% graduation rate.
Weak spots cluster in the upper elementary grades. Sunnyside Elementary School and Verne A Duncan Elementary School have 5th grade math at 12.9% and 16.7%, far below district and state, and Duncan's all-grade science (18.2%) is the lowest reported. Rock Creek Middle School is strong in 7th grade ELA (54.7%) and math (40.0%) but weaker in science (24.2%). Absenteeism across the ZIP generally beats district and state rates. Spending ($18,405–$22,682) and student-teacher ratios (17.8–27.2) show no simple link to outcomes, so school model and grade-level mix matter too.
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